Chinese word

航空公司

Pronunciation

Pinyinháng kōng gōng sī

Meaning

  • nounairline

Example

这家航空公司服务很好。zhè jiā háng kōng gōng sī fú wù hěn hǎo

This airline offers very good service.

Illustration for 航空公司 (airline)

More examples

我在航空公司办理了退票，拿到了退款。wǒ zài háng kōng gōng sī bàn lǐ le tuì piào ná dào le tuì kuǎn

I arranged a ticket refund with the airline and received my refund.

Core concept

The company behind air journeys, from flight operations to tickets, baggage, and passenger or cargo transport.

Common phrases

  • 在航空公司买票zài háng kōng gōng sī mǎi piào

    buy tickets at the airline

  • 在航空公司办理退票zài háng kōng gōng sī bàn lǐ tuì piào

    request a refund at the airline

  • 在航空公司改签zài háng kōng gōng sī gǎi qiān

    change a ticket at the airline

Similar words

航班háng bān: A particular flight planned to leave and arrive at scheduled times.
机票jī piào: A ticket for traveling on an airplane.
机场jī chǎng: A place for airplanes to take off and land and for passengers to depart or arrive.
航空业háng kōng yè: The area of work and industry related to air travel.

Definition in Chinese

为旅客或货物提供空中运输服务的企业，负责航班运营、售票、行李处理和航班调度等事务。wèi lǚ kè huò huò wù tí gōng kōng zhōng yùn shū fú wù de qǐ yè fù zé háng bān yùn yíng shòu piào xíng lǐ chú lǐ hé háng bān diào dù děng shì wù

Word origin

The compound 航空公司 (hángkōnggōngsī, "airline") combines 航 (háng, "navigate") + 空 (kōng, "air") for the air-travel sphere with 公司 (gōngsī, "company") for the enterprise providing it.

Usage tips

  • For everyday references to an organization of this type, 家 (jiā, "classifier for businesses") is more informative than a purely general counting word because it highlights the business as a company.

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